Brokers should expand their interests, says Zurich CEO
25 October 2005
Brokers have “many opportunities” to access new financial services markets as Australia’s population ages, says Zurich Australia CEO Tom Brown…
Life Insurance
FPA urges Government to look at young people’s super
25 October 2005
The Financial Planning Association (FPA) wants to encourage young people to boost their superannuation savings, and is encouraging the Government to modify the tax treatment…
Advisers still have problems, says ASIC
11 October 2005
The financial advice industry needs to engage in “open and frank dialogue” with regulators and consumers and work on its strategy for building the industry…
Finsuper merges with STA
11 October 2005
Financial services industry-specific super fund Finsuper plans to merge with the giant Superannuation Trust of Australia…
New board members for FPA
11 October 2005
The Financial Planning Association has elected new members to its board…
Mothers have underinsurance problem
04 October 2005
Women with dependent children have significantly less life insurance cover than their male counterparts – and the industry needs to do a better job dispelling myths…
FPA introduces Dazza
04 October 2005
The Financial Planning Association is doing everything it can to beef up the reputation of planners…
Financial planners ‘misunderstood’
27 September 2005
Perpetuated misconceptions about the role of financial planners are causing those who need them the most to avoid using them, according to Financial Planning Association CEO…
Another reshuffle for FPA
20 September 2005
The Financial Planning Association’s internal turmoil doesn’t appear to be over yet…
FPA counterattacks ASIC
13 September 2005
An ASIC officer who called financial planners untrustworthy is coming under increasing pressure, with Financial Planning Association (FPA) CEO Kerrie Kelly…
Ad campaign draws closer
13 September 2005
More information has surfaced about the FPA’s much-discussed “value of advice” advertising campaign, which is due to begin next month…
Tower enhances life portfolio
13 September 2005
New Zealand-based insurer Tower has paid nearly $NZ23 million for a significant holding in Sydney-based insurance direct marketer InsuranceLine…
ASIC officer ‘doesn’t trust’ financial planners
30 August 2005
Sharman Grant, ASIC’s Assistant Director of Compliance and intermediaries, has been reported by a personal investment industry publication allegedly calling…
… While planners try to win over the public
30 August 2005
The financial planners’ representative body, the Financial Planning Association, is close to launching a three-year advertising campaign aimed at overcoming…
IFSA attacks accountants’ free run
23 August 2005
The Investment and Financial Services Association is becoming increasingly upset with what it sees as an unfair regulatory burden being faced by the superannuation funds…
FPA lashes out at ASIC’s comments
16 August 2005
The Financial Planning Association has been in overdrive since the Australian Securities and Investments Commission released the findings of its super switching survey…
ASIC super switching report puts spotlight on financial planners
09 August 2005
Financial planning advice over super fund switching has been riddled with incorrect conduct and disclosure falling short of the compliance requirements…
Massive life insurance gap revealed: IFSA
09 August 2005
There’s a $1370 billion gap between the level of life insurance cover held by Australian families and the level of cover required to shield against financial risk…
AMP’s stake in India’s life insurance sector sold
02 August 2005
India is supposed to be one of the “Asian tiger” economies that everyone’s trying to break into…
IFSA acts to fix money laundering
26 July 2005
The Investment and Financial Services Association (IFSA) has signalled its approval of discussions to improve anti-money laundering regimes…